Sunset Specialty Groundcover

Tag: Perennial Peanut

  • Perennial Peanut

    Perennial Peanut

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    This low-maintenance groundcover offers bright flowers all summer long. Characteristics Florida’s hot summers and sandy soils can pose a challenge for some plants, but not this tough plant. Perennial peanut is a versatile groundcover that can be planted statewide and blooms all summer long with cheerful golden flowers. It can be planted on its own…

  • Ask Dr. Hort: On the hunt for perennial peanut

    Ask Dr. Hort: On the hunt for perennial peanut

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    Q: I am wanting to buy peanut cover with little yellow flowers that they use in medians, but in seed form by the bushel. Any ideas? David Eluik Dr. Hort: Unfortunately, perennial peanut, Arachis glabrata, produces very few seeds and is propagated vegetatively from underground rhizomes (stems), so your choices are plugs, 6-inch pots (1…